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Compare 1587 edition: 1 Anone after Petilius was certified, that the inhabitaunts of the Iſle of Wight,The Brytain rebell. with other ſoutherne Brytains, had rayſed a comulation a|gainſt king Marius, ſo that without ſpeedy ſuc|cors they were like to driue him out of his king|dome:The Brytain are apeaſed. wherevpon he haſted thither with al con|uenient ſpeede, and ſubduing the rebelles [...] all things there in good order and ſtay. And [...]|mayning there till the next yeare after, he ſet ſicke of the flixe and died.Petilius the Romaine le|gate died. Immediatly wherevpon the Emperour ſente one. Iulius Frontinus to ſucceede in his place.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 This Frontinus brought with him a two re|gions of ſouldiours, and after he had taken order,Iulius Fronti|nus ſe [...]e [...] Brytaine. with king Marius for the keeping of the Bry|tains in due ſubiection of the Empire, he purpo|ſed to bryng fuche vnto obedience as inhabited within and beyond the woodes of Calydone,The Silures miſtaken for Scottiſh men. and as yet not vanquiſhed by any man.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Therefore entring firſt into Galloway,Frõtinus pur|poſeth to pur|ſue the con|queſt of the Sylures whom the Scots mi|ſtake for Gal|loway men. and viſiting ſuch garriſons of the Romaines, as Pe|tilius had left there for the keping of that quarter he commended their loialtie and diligence, in that they had looked ſo well to their charge, that the enimie had gayned no aduauntage at theyr [...]lan|des, whileſt the armie was occupied in the fo [...]th partes about other affayres there.

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